Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

he was Of opinion that Assist,
ant Secretary Fairchild wonld
be appointed to Secretary Manning's
position should the latter resign. Mr..
Pendleton expressed surprise at the
growing tendency to prohibition in the
south, and considered it purely OF New
England growth, and therefore foreign
to the south. The possibilities of Texas,
he considered great, and he was sur
prised to see such fine bulldogs in Fort
Worth.
Judge Denman, attorney for this road,
has before been in Texas. Since his last
trip he has been pleased to note most
unwonted degree of Improvement. lie
accounts for this by virtue of the changes
for the better Oh the country and its
wonderful resources as seen from
the extreme east to the west
Messrs. Coppell and Kerens were
rather tired from their long Journey and
retired early. Mr.. William Cameron who
had accompanied the party from Waco
will remain in the city to-day and attend
/ to business in this city. Waco should
! be proud of possessing such citizen
and his liberal spirit evinced by practical
deeds has had it's effect II the Central
City.
! The gentlemen are here on business,
railroad business, and to-day will meet
/ Col. Morgan Jones, President of the Fort
Worth and Denver, and other citizens in
regard to the matter IN hand. This morn
ing it is proposed to show the gentlemen
over the city in carriages, and it was
stated sem-ofiicially last night that the
Commercial Club would entertain the
party st dinner to-day.
Colonel Fordyce does not seek to hide
the fact that his company has considered
the question of building its line to this
city, but there has been nothing settled
in regard to the question and, therefore,
the matter to great extent remains with
Fort Worth and places along the hereto
lore suggested line. The gentlemen will
remain in Fort Worth until O'Clock this
afternoon.
President Paddock of the Fort Worth
and Rio Grande says the grade to Gran
bury is nearly completed and force o.
men is now at work putting in the trest
ling over the smaller streams, hauling
the timber on wagons to where needed
He also says there are l20 carloads Of
steel in addition to what is on hand, now
in transit between New Orleans and Fort
Worth. The connection problem is still
unsettled.
Mr.. George Hendricks, who returned
Yesterday from trip duling which NJ
visited Jacksboro, reports that the For
Worth Western has obtained O the line
l to that city. Magnificent building stone
and cosl are, he says, near the city il
profusion, and the road will pay from thu
, start. Good rains have fallen and witt
railroad connection Jacksboro and thu
country round about will boom this year
! A gentleman writes to Fort Worth from
/ Plano, asking committee from this Cit
and Grapevine to meet there and pull 10
, the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas. Col
q lin county and Plano will do what the
should, the letter states. Grapevine /
: ready to do her part, and the Greenvill
I committee has written to Fort Wort
/ saying they are ready.
e Col. Morse of the Fort Worth Wester
i said yesterday that the engineering corp
;. were now locating tine line from Graha1
!. to Throckmorton and when the work
i completed to that point line will be ru
n from Graham or vicinity to Seymour
S Baylor county.
|, Joseph b. Brown has two car loads {
:. goods ready to be shipped to Quanah o
:: the first train, and will have them TO
e warded by the 18th, on which day til
iron horse will reach Quanah.
s First Vice-President Lawrence OF tt
{ Fort Worth Western left New York Fir
IL day night and is eXE ected to arrive
y Fort Worth tonight and bring with hi
good news.